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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox Film
| name = Twenty:20
| name = Twenty:20
| image = Twenty-20.jpg <!--The image must not be deleted without any reasonable reason-->
| image =
| caption = Official theatrical poster
| caption = Official theatrical poster
| director = [[Joshi (director)|Joshi]]
| director = [[Joshi (director)|Joshi]]
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br>Siby K. Thomas]]
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br>Siby K. Thomas]]
| producer = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]
| producer = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Jayaram]]<br>[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<!--Only major actors here-->
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Mammootty]]<br>[[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Jayaram]]<br>[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<!--Only major actors here-->
| music = [[Suresh Peters]]<br>[[Berny Ignatius]]<!--Deepak Dev didn't compose music for the film. Please don't add his name.-->
| music = [[Suresh Peters]]<br>[[Berny Ignatius]]<!--Deepak Dev didn't compose music for the film. Please don't add his name.-->
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
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'''''Twenty:20''''' is a 2008 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] Indian [[action thriller]] film written by [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas]] and directed by [[Joshiy]]. The film was produced and distributed by [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] under the banner of [[Graand Production|Graand production]] and Manjunatha Release on the behalf of [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists|AmmA]] (Assocoation of Malayalam Movie Actors). The film features an [[ensemble cast]] which labelled it as the "Mother of all multi-starrers".<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14570156|last=Sify Movies|title=Mother of all multistarrers!|date=3 December 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The actors worked without payment in order to raise funds for the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA) to financially support the struggling actors in the industry.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062608990400.htm|last=The Hindu|title=AMMA office-bearers assume charge|date=June 2006|accessdate=25 December 2008|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film's music is composed by [[Berny-Ignatius]] and [[Suresh Peters]].
'''''Twenty:20''''' is a 2008 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] Indian [[action thriller]] film written by [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas]] and directed by [[Joshiy]]. The film was produced and distributed by [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] under the banner of [[Graand Production|Graand production]] and Manjunatha Release on the behalf of [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists|AmmA]] (Assocoation of Malayalam Movie Actors). The film features an [[ensemble cast]] which labelled it as the "Mother of all multi-starrers".<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14570156|last=Sify Movies|title=Mother of all multistarrers!|date=3 December 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The actors worked without payment in order to raise funds for the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA) to financially support the struggling actors in the industry.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062608990400.htm|last=The Hindu|title=AMMA office-bearers assume charge|date=June 2006|accessdate=25 December 2008|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film's music is composed by [[Berny-Ignatius]] and [[Suresh Peters]].


The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|5.72|c}}.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008">{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14803129|last=Sify Movies|title=T:20 International opening|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in [[Chennai]]) in [[Tamil Nadu]]'s box office in its opening week.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/43502.html|last=IndiaGlitz|title=‘Twenty: 20’ makes it to Top 5|date=9 December 2008|accessdate=29 December 2008}}</ref> The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the [[UAE]].<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It is the second highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema.<ref name="Drishyam">[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/423355/ "കളക്ഷന്‍ റെക്കോഡില്‍ ചരിത്രം കുറിച്ച് ദൃശ്യം"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.</ref>
The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|5.72|c}}.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008">{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14803129|last=Sify Movies|title=T:20 International opening|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in [[Chennai]]) in [[Tamil Nadu]]'s box office in its opening week.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/43502.html|last=IndiaGlitz|title=‘Twenty: 20’ makes it to Top 5|date=9 December 2008|accessdate=29 December 2008}}</ref> The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the [[UAE]].<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema until 2014.<ref name="Drishyam">[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/423355/ "കളക്ഷന്‍ റെക്കോഡില്‍ ചരിത്രം കുറിച്ച് ദൃശ്യം"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the last two relatives involved in the crime, Ramesh sets a trap. Devaraja escapes but is eventually arrested by Antony. Ramesh finds out what really happened in the [[Bangalore Medical College]] through Vinod Bhaskher ([[Jayaram]]), the teacher of his sister Aswathy Nambiar and friend to Prathapa Varma. When Arun murders a girl at the college, Aswathy witnesses it. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, injects Ashwathy with [[morphine]] and Arun rapes her. Karthik, Varma Aswathy's lover, attempts to save her but he is killed and Aswathy falls into a [[coma]].
This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the last two relatives involved in the crime, Ramesh sets a trap. Devaraja escapes but is eventually arrested by Antony. Ramesh finds out what really happened in the [[Bangalore Medical College]] through Vinod Bhaskher ([[Jayaram]]), the teacher of his sister Aswathy Nambiar and friend to Prathapa Varma. When Arun murders a girl at the college, Aswathy witnesses it. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, injects Ashwathy with [[morphine]] and Arun rapes her. Karthik, Varma Aswathy's lover, attempts to save her but he is killed and Aswathy falls into a [[coma]].


When Ramesh finds out Devaraja was actually trying to kill the criminals who defiled his sister. finally ramesh turns to Ganesh and Mahindran. meanwhile Devaraja escapes from police custody with the help of a police officer ([[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]]) and he joins with ramesh to kills Ganesh and Mahindran. finally Antony kills Arun's father Madhavan ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]). The case is abandoned when Antony lets them walk free, knowing that otherwise they would escape anyway.
When Ramesh finds out Devaraja was actually trying to kill the criminals who defiled his sister, he is full of remorse. He remembers when Devaraja warned him that he will be so once he knows the truth.
Devaraja escapes from police custody with the help of a police officer ([[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]]) and he kills Ganesh and Mahindran. Antony kills Arun's father Madhavan ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]). The case is abandoned when Antony lets them walk free, knowing that otherwise they would escape anyway.


==Cast==
==Cast==


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{{div col}}
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* [[Mammootty]] as Adv. Ramesh Nambiar
* [[Mohanlal]] as Devaraja Prathapa Varma /Devan/Devjii
* [[Mohanlal]] as Devaraja Prathapa Varma /Devan/Devjii
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* [[Mammootty]] as Adv. Ramesh Nambiar
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
* [[Jayaram]] as Dr. Vinod Bhaskar
* [[Jayaram]] as Dr. Vinod Bhaskar
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===Box office===
===Box office===


''Twenty20'' released in 115 theatres and grossed more than {{INRConvert|1|c}} in the opening day which was highest at that time,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/entertainment/twenty-20-breaks-kerala-box-office-record-6794.html | title='Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record | publisher=mathrubhumi.com | date=10 November 2008 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>The first week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|30.3|m}}, making it the first highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> ''Twenty:20'' opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> It completed 100 days in 10 centres,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14853568&cid=14625530 | title=Kerala Box Office (Jan 2009) | publisher=sify.com | date=9 February 2009 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> and got a distribution share of about {{INRConvert|10.5|c}} from Kerala alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakingmovies.blogspot.in/2014/01/drishyam-beats-t20-to-become-biggest.html | title=Drishyam crossed 'T20' to become the biggest Malayalam grosser ever | publisher=breakingmovies.in | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the second highest grossing film in the history Malayalam cinema.
''Twenty20'' released in 115 theatres and grossed more than {{INRConvert|1|c}} in the opening day which was highest at that time,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/entertainment/twenty-20-breaks-kerala-box-office-record-6794.html | title='Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record | publisher=mathrubhumi.com | date=10 November 2008 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>The first week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|30.3|m}}, making it the first highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> ''Twenty:20'' opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> It completed 100 days in 10 centres,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14853568&cid=14625530 | title=Kerala Box Office (Jan 2009) | publisher=sify.com | date=9 February 2009 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> and got a distribution share of about {{INRConvert|10.5|c}} from Kerala alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakingmovies.blogspot.in/2014/01/drishyam-beats-t20-to-become-biggest.html | title=Drishyam crossed 'T20' to become the biggest Malayalam grosser ever | publisher=breakingmovies.in | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in the history Malayalam cinema for a period of five years until the movie ''[[Drishyam]]'' crossed the record set by ''Twenty:20'' in 2014.<ref name="Drishyam"/>


==Music==
==Music==

Revision as of 13:43, 3 November 2014

For the form of Cricket, see Twenty20.

Twenty:20
Official theatrical poster
Directed byJoshi
Written byUdayakrishna
Siby K. Thomas
Produced byDileep
StarringMohanlal
Mammootty
Suresh Gopi
Jayaram
Dileep
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Music bySuresh Peters
Berny Ignatius
Production
companies
Distributed byManjunatha Release
Release date
  • 5 November 2008 (2008-11-05)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹7 crore (US$840,000)
Box office₹32.6 crore (US$3.9 million)[1][2]

Twenty:20 is a 2008 Malayalam Indian action thriller film written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas and directed by Joshiy. The film was produced and distributed by Dileep under the banner of Graand production and Manjunatha Release on the behalf of AmmA (Assocoation of Malayalam Movie Actors). The film features an ensemble cast which labelled it as the "Mother of all multi-starrers".[3] The actors worked without payment in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) to financially support the struggling actors in the industry.[4] The film's music is composed by Berny-Ignatius and Suresh Peters.

The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at ₹5.72 crore (US$690,000).[5] The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in Chennai) in Tamil Nadu's box office in its opening week.[6] The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the UAE.[5] The film collected ₹32.6 crore (US$3.9 million) in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema until 2014.[2]

Plot

Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Viswanathan Menon (Madhu) and his wife (Kaviyoor Ponnamma) comes home to celebrate Vishu with his children ( Siddique, Vijayaraghavan and Sindhu Menon) and grandchildren, and hoping to spend the remainder of his life in peace and tranquility. The big joint family prepares to celebrate the weekend, arriving from many places, but plans go awry when Menon's grandson Arun Kumar (Indrajith Sukumaran), a medical student in Bangalore, is accused of murdering a fellow student.

Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Antony Punnekkadan IPS (Suresh Gopi), who has his own axe to grind against Menon's children, takes Arun into custody. Arun, has gone into hiding, but soon Antony seizes him from the hideout. The Menon family appoint ace criminal lawyer Ramesh Nambiar (Mammootty), who bails him out. Vinod Bhaskar (Jayaram), a doctor and Professor of Medicine, wants to testify against Arun but is kidnapped by Karinkal Pappachan (Kalabhavan Mani) a thug hired by Menon's children.

Soon Arun is murdered and Punnekkadan arrests Devan (Mohanlal), a poor trader who happened to be at the scene. Devan's sister (Kavya Madhavan) and his mother (Sukumari) tells Ramesh that Devan is innocent and he is being framed by Punnekkadan and he should take up the case. In court, Ramesh proves Devan's innocence and he is let free.

Minutes later, even before leaving the court building, Ramesh comes face to face with a totally different Devan, who introduces himself as Devaraja Prathapa Varma. Devaraja and his assistants played a deception so that Ramesh believed that Devaraja is innocent. Afterwards, Devaraja reveals to Ramesh that he is the real killer and had tricked Ramesh as vengeance for saving Arun. In front of Ramesh, he pays the actors who impersonated his mother and sister. Ramesh realises he was deceived and Devan was really Devaraja Prathapa Varma, a criminal don and a rich businessman, who wants vigilante justice so that he can avenge the brutal murders of his brother Karthik Varma (Dileep) killed by Arun and his cousins Mahindran (Manoj K. Jayan) and Ganeshan (Shammi Thilakan).

This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the last two relatives involved in the crime, Ramesh sets a trap. Devaraja escapes but is eventually arrested by Antony. Ramesh finds out what really happened in the Bangalore Medical College through Vinod Bhaskher (Jayaram), the teacher of his sister Aswathy Nambiar and friend to Prathapa Varma. When Arun murders a girl at the college, Aswathy witnesses it. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, injects Ashwathy with morphine and Arun rapes her. Karthik, Varma Aswathy's lover, attempts to save her but he is killed and Aswathy falls into a coma.

When Ramesh finds out Devaraja was actually trying to kill the criminals who defiled his sister, he is full of remorse. He remembers when Devaraja warned him that he will be so once he knows the truth.

Devaraja escapes from police custody with the help of a police officer (Sreenivasan) and he kills Ganesh and Mahindran. Antony kills Arun's father Madhavan (Siddique). The case is abandoned when Antony lets them walk free, knowing that otherwise they would escape anyway.

Cast

Production and distribution

Twenty:20 was made as a fundraiser for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). The script was written by Uday Krishna and Sibi K Thomas. As a producer, Dileep was the main investor in the project and he bought the rights of the film for 40 million. He officially handed over the money to AMMA a year before. The film shooting officially started at a ceremony held in Hotel White Fort, Kochi, with Dileep handing over the advance to Joshi.[7] The filming was primarily held in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. A song sequence in the film was shot in Mauritius.[8] The shooting of the film started on 7 December 2007 and finished in October 2008.

Meera Jasmine, who was slated to act in the film opposite Dileep, dropped out citing shortage of dates. There were reports that the AMMA was planning a ban on her regarding the issue.[9] However, no ban was pronounced and Meera Jasmine was replaced with Bhavana.

The High Court of Kerala issued a stay preventing the government's planned action of allowing a 50% premium to be charged for tickets in a case where the plaintiff argued that the state only had the right to offer tax breaks on the making of films.[10]

Moser Baer home entertainment released the VCD and DVD of the movie in India.[11]

Surya TV owns the broadcast rights for Twenty20. [12]

Release

Reception

Twenty:20 was released on 5 November 2008.

Sify.com gave its verdict as "rocking" and called the film "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer."[13] The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended". Rediff.com rated the film 3/5, calling it "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle".[14]

Box office

Twenty20 released in 115 theatres and grossed more than ₹1 crore (US$120,000) in the opening day which was highest at that time,[15]The first week distributors share of the film stood at ₹30.3 million (US$360,000), making it the first highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.[5] Twenty:20 opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.[5] It completed 100 days in 10 centres,[16] and got a distribution share of about ₹10.5 crore (US$1.3 million) from Kerala alone.[17] The film collected ₹32.6 crore (US$3.9 million) in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in the history Malayalam cinema for a period of five years until the movie Drishyam crossed the record set by Twenty:20 in 2014.[2]

Music

Untitled

Audio launch

The audio launch of the film was held in a function at Mohanlal's own[18] Hotel Travancore Court, Eranakulam. AMMA president and actor Innocent released the audio CD by handing it over to actress Manju Warrier, who is the wife of actor Dileep, the producer of the film.[19] The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film The Making of Twenty:20.[20] There are three songs in the album, one by composer Berny-Ignatius ("Sa re ga ma pa") and others by Suresh Peters.

Track listing

There are three tracks in the album: three vocals and the karaoke versions of them. The lyrics of the songs were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery.

Song Singer(s) Composer Notes
"Oh Priya" Shankar Mahadevan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan Suresh Peters Picturised on Dileep, Bhavana
"He Dil Deewana" George Peter, Suresh Peters, Sunitha Sarathy Suresh Peters Picturised on Nayantara, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Kunchacko Boban, Manikkuttan and Indrajith Sukumaran.
"Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa" Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Madhu Balakrishnan, Afsal, Franco, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Jassie Gift, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Rimi Tomy, Anitha Berny-Ignatius Title song.[21] (Tribute to yesteryear actors)

References

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  2. ^ a b c "കളക്ഷന്‍ റെക്കോഡില്‍ ചരിത്രം കുറിച്ച് ദൃശ്യം". Mathrubhumi. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ^ Sify Movies (3 December 2008), Mother of all multistarrers!, retrieved 25 December 2008
  4. ^ The Hindu (June 2006), AMMA office-bearers assume charge, Chennai, India, retrieved 25 December 2008{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c d Sify Movies (21 November 2008), T:20 International opening, retrieved 25 December 2008
  6. ^ IndiaGlitz (9 December 2008), ‘Twenty: 20’ makes it to Top 5, retrieved 29 December 2008
  7. ^ AMMA (November 2007), First step taken for ‘AMMA’s Film, retrieved 25 December 2008
  8. ^ Sify Movies (September 2008), Dileep and Bhavana in Mauritius!, retrieved 25 December 2008
  9. ^ AOL India (8 May 2008), Meera Jasmine in Twenty:20?, retrieved 25 December 2008
  10. ^ "Court directive to government". The Hindu. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Moser Baer Acquires 'Twenty 20'". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  12. ^ "TWENTY:20". in.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. ^ Sify Movies, Twenty20 review, retrieved 25 December 2008
  14. ^ Rediff (November 2008), Twenty20 review, retrieved 25 December 2008
  15. ^ "'Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record". mathrubhumi.com. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Kerala Box Office (Jan 2009)". sify.com. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Drishyam crossed 'T20' to become the biggest Malayalam grosser ever". breakingmovies.in. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  18. ^ "A Cochin holiday with Mohanlal". dnaindia.com. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Mega audio launch of Twenty:20". filmibeat.com. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Twenty:20 audio launched!". bizhat.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  21. ^ Manorama Online (October 2008), Twenty:20 Tracklist, retrieved 30 December 2008
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